Salyangoz Salyangoz focuses on the memories and the traumas of my grandmother, Halime (88) who had to immigrate to Turkey in 1989 because of the assimilation policies of the Bulgarian government, namely Todor Zhivkov. There was a massive name changing campaign towards the Muslim minorities. The movie takes place in Istanbul, Bursa and the Bulgarian town of Benkovski.
Prison Inside Me For most people, prison is a place to be avoided. Whereas, for South Koreans who need a break from the demands of daily life, prison means an escape. Prison Inside Me is a mock-up prison that has been in service since 2013, located at the foot of Hongcheon mountain, 100 km from the capital Seoul.
Kosmonovski Kosmonovski, a band of six mentally-disordered people, a professional guitarist and a social-worker, is a "pscyho-pop" band from Munster, founded in 2012. In January 2016, they went on a tour in Germany and Luxembourg with the famous German punk-rock band "donots". Through the tour, Kosmonovski and donots got close friends and had fun together. The film is a road-movie documentary film dealing with the question if a better medicine exists for mentally-disordered people, in this case, "music therapy".
Achterbahn Jonas plays football passionately and he loves making music. When he grows up he wants to be a cook. Ole loves climbing and his dream job is to become an architect for Lego. Nele feels most comfortable when riding a horse and she considers being a teacher as an adult. Lenny is a good swimmer and says that he „can do all the things that other kids can do, too“. Four children talk about their lives with epilepsy, about the things they like to do and the things they cannot stand.
Rafet’in Cocuklari The film is about Rafet (65) and four uneducated immigrants that Rafet has educated for around 7 years about philosophy, psychology, politics and arts who are now in their 30s. It will include the histories, presents and also the futures of those 5 characters that are living in Berlin.
A Piece of Home Afghan male immigrants, who are ‘unrecognized’ in Antalya, Turkey try to survive by working in recycling, namely collecting papers, plastics, and glasses. What they share in common is their passion for playing cricket, the national sport of Afghanistan. Cricket for them happens to be a tool of resistance while the cricket field becomes a piece of home, where they feel themselves in Afghanistan.
Nasnameyek Hêsîn Two men with a Blue (refugee) passport living in Berlin try to deal with the idea of not being able to go back to their homeland forever.
Vergüenza Two prisoners sentenced to death are waiting in a cell. A priest comes and listens to their last confessions and they tell him about their past.
